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Re: Woolco

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 21:19
by Rob72830
My first job out of high school was at Woolco's in the McCain shopping center across from McCain Mall in North Little Rock. I worked there for a couple of months in 79. I worked part time as a stock boy. It had the Red Grill which I had to clean every Wednesday. I also remember on payday they didn't give you a check, they gave you a pay envelope with your money. Kind of old-timey, like that's how all the stores paid their employees in the old days. I wonder if any store does that now? The store closed a few years later then a Target opened up there. And it is still there.

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Posted: 22 Mar 2009 14:58
by TenPoundHammer
dcgrocery wrote:One thing I noticed about Woolco - they never seemed to shutter stores, even the lemon locations and poor performers. They all hung on and closed at once when the concept was phased out. Can anyone think of a Woolco that closed before 1982? This was similar to Zayre. Most locations hung on until the very end with Ames.
Three year old question, but what the heck. I think the one at Phoenix Village Mall in Arkansas and the one at Buford-something Mall (now Plaza Fiesta) both closed in 1980.

For the record, the two Zayre stores I know of in Michigan, both in Kalamazoo, closed in 1991ish. One actually shared a mall with a Hills for less than a year. Apparently even in the 1990s, nobody stood a chance against Meijer.

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Posted: 23 Mar 2009 01:24
by bigbubby
TheStranger wrote:Here's an interesting scan I just made...page E36 of the May 1964 edition of Chain Store Age magazine, an ad for Melco Heating/Cooling...

http://dtcwrt.earlracing.com/stores/csa/woolco.jpg

I don't know where those Woolworth's or that Woolco were located though.

The Woolworth's on the right looks like it could have been the one in Tracy on West 10th Street. The facade and street frontage looks right.

Re: Woolco

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 20:44
by catnapped
Long time since this thread was replied to, but does anyone know where Woolco was in Nassau County (LI/NY) aside from East Meadow and Jericho (both of which were Great Eastern locations originally)? I figure there had to have been a few more scattered around but I can't seem to find much information.

Re: Woolco

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 13:07
by TenPoundHammer
Here's my list of all the stores I know so far.

ALABAMA
*Bessemer
*Dothan (Northside Mall) - later Walmart, now Home Depot
*Fairfield - later Walmart
*Huntsville (Woolco Shopping Center)
*Muscle Shoals (Southgate Mall) - later Walmart, now Tractor Supply Co. and Walgreens offices
*Theodore (Woolco South Plaza)
*Tuscaloosa (McFarland Mall) - later Zayre, then Drug Mart and Sticks & Stuff; Drug Mart now TJ Maxx, Sticks & Stuff now another furniture store

ARIZONA
*Phoenix (3130 E. Thomas) - now Home Depot
*Tempe (1300 N.Scottsdale) - this address doesn't register as valid on Google Maps
*Tuscon - See pic here: http://www.acmeron.com/Tucson/woolco%20tucson.jpg

ARKANSAS
*El Dorado (Mellor Park Mall) - later Walmart, divided among Big Lots (now closed), Citi Trends and Dollar Tree
*Fort Smith (Phoenix Village Mall) - later Venture, then Atwood's, now vacant
*Little Rock (Southwest Mall) - later Target, now vacant

COLORADO
*Lakewood (7777 W. Jewell Av.) - now Big Lots et al.
*Wheatridge (3600 Youngfield) - now Walmart

CONNECTICUT
*Bristol (Farmington Ave.)
*Brookfield - now TJ Maxx
*Danbury (Woolco Shopping Center)
*Enfield (Enfield Mall) - later Channel Home Center, then Bradlees, now Marshalls and Barnes & Noble

DELAWARE
*Claymont (601 Naamans Rd.) - later Jamesway and Woolworth Outlet, now Home Depot
*Dover (Blue Hen Mall) - later Rose's, now an office complex
*Newark (59 University Plz.) - later Jamesway, now Burlington Coat Factory

FLORIDA
*Delray Beach (Delray Beach Mall) - former Jefferson Ward, later Byron's?, mall demolished
*Jacksonville (Normandy Mall) - former Jefferson Ward, later Sam's Club, now a church
*Lakeland (Lakeland Mall) - later Sam's Club, also now a church
*Lauderhill (Lauderhill Mall) - later Costco, now Citi Trends
*Orlando (Woolco Way)
*St. Petersburg (Gateway Mall) - later Zayre, then Ames, torn down
*Seminole (Seminole Mall) - now Kmart
*South Daytona (South Daytona Mall) - now Publix
*Stuart (Martin Square Mall) - later JCPenney, then Kmart, now Sears Essentials
*Tallahassee (Tallahassee Mall) - later Zayre, then Ames, closed 1990. Divided between Service Merch. and Goody's; SM became Ross Dress for Less and Shoe Carnival, Goody's now vacant. There was a Kmart planned here in 1991.
*Tampa (Dale Mabry Hwy.) - later Phar-Mor

GEORGIA
*Atlanta (Stewart Lakewood Mall) - now a gym
*Atlanta (Buford Clairmont Mall) - now Burlington Coat Factory
*Marietta (155 Woolco Dr. ) - now Layton Graphics, Inc.

ILLINOIS
*Homewood (Halsted Ave. ) - later Venture, now Jo-Ann Etc./Bed Bath & Beyond/TJMaxx

INDIANA
*Indianapolis (Shadeland Ave.)
*Indianapolis (Woolco Ln.)
*Lafayette - later Hills, then Ames, no idea what it became
*Terre Haute (Plaza North)
*Terre Haute (Riverside Plaza)

IOWA
*Cedar Falls (College Square Mall) later Walmart, now Hy-Vee
*Des Moines
*Marshalltown (Marshalltown Mall) - later Walmart, now Menards
*Muscatine (Muscatine Mall) - later Walmart, then Menards, now vaccant

KANSAS
*Emporia (Flinthills Mall) - later Walmart, now Sutherland Lumber
*Overland Park
*Salina (Mid State Mall) - later Walmart, now Sutherland Lumber
*Topeka (Fairlawn Plaza) - later Venture, now Food 4 Less and Hastings
*Wichita (Pawnee Plaza Mall) - became Wal-Mart August 1987; torn down early 2000s for new Walmart

KENTUCKY
*Bowling Green (Bowling Green Mall) - now Big Lots and offices
*Owensboro (Lincoln Mall) - now a church

LOUISIANA
Macarthur Dr. Alexandria Wal-Mart->Office Depot etc.
Plank Rd.@Airline Baton Rouge Vacant
Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge Wal-Mart->empty
Florida Blvd. Baton Rouge smaller stores
US-90 Bayou Vista Wal-Mart->smaller stores
LA Route 1 Cut Off Kmart->smaller stores
US-61 Gonzales Wal-Mart->manufacturing facility
US-190 Hammond Kmart->empty
Woolco Plaza Houma Wal-Mart->Bud's->Storage facility
US-61 La Place
NW Evangeline Thruway Lafayette Wal-Mart->Bud's->smaller stores
Johnston St. Lafayette Wal-Mart->Academy Sports->gone?
Lapalco @ Belle Promenade Marrero Delchamp's->Albertson's->vacant
Veterans Memorial Metairie Oshman's->vacant
Lewis St. New Iberia Wal-Mart->Super 1 Foods
Chef Menteur New Orleans Sears->Woolco->self storage
Heather Lane Opelousas Wal-Mart->torn down
W. 70th St. Shreveport Home Depot->Sutherland's Home Imp.
Shreve City Shreveport Sam's Club->BCF->torn down for WalMart SC
W. Gause Slidell Wal-Mart->smaller stores
St. Mary St. Thibodaux Kmart->empty

MAINE
Airport Mall Bangor Rich's->Ames->Dollar Tree/Marshalls

MARYLAND
15600 Annapolis Road Bowie Zayre->Ames->vacant
Clinton
Carroltown Center Eldersburg Kmart
Forestville
Frederick S. C. Frederick Ames->vacant
Hampstead
New Crltn Mall New Carrollton Channel->Shopper's Food Warehouses
Rockville
Salisbury Toys "R" Us
Severna Park Mall Severna Park Grant City->Woolco->Caldor->Kohl's

MICHIGAN
Courtland Center Burton Crowley's->Old Navy->Jo-Ann Etc./Staples/Dunham's
Mayfair Plaza Flint vacant offices
5101 S. Fenton Flint vacant Value City
Centerpointe Mall Grand Rapids later Burlington Coat, F&M Drugstore and ShowBiz Pizza. Burlington became Linens & Things, now Jo-Ann Etc; F&M Drugstore became MC Sports, now Golf Galaxy; ShowBiz now Chuck E. Cheese's
810 S. Waverly Lansing vacant Value City
Meridian Mall Okemos became Service Merchandise, Bag & Baggage, Deb Shop and food court. Service Merch torn down 2000 for Jacobson's, which converted to Younkers in 2003; Bag & Baggage now mall space, Deb Shop/Food court gutted 2002 for Schuler Books.

MISSISSIPPI
Jackson Mall Jackson medical offices
US-90 Ocean Springs (Sea Shores Plaza)
Downtown Mall Tupelo offices

MISSOURI
Biscayne Mall Columbia Wal-Mart->torn down
64th @ Prospect Gladstone Wal-Mart->Michaels et al.
12420 S. Hwy 71 Grandview Sam's Club
MO-291@23rd Independence Wal-Mart->Price Chopper
63rd @ State Kansas City Wal-Mart
63rd@Blue Ridge Raytown

NEBRASKA
Grand Island Mall Grand Island Shopko
2600 S. 48th Lincoln Hobby Lobby
Omaha

NEW HAMPSHIRE
S. Willow St. Manchester
Nashua Mall Nashua Bradlees->Kohl's

NEW JERSEY
Cinnaminson Mall Cinnaminson Caldor->torn down
260 White Horse Pike Clementon Grant City->Woolco->Route 30 Market->empty
Mid State Mall East Brunswick
Ocean
Black Horse Pike Turnerville
Village Mall Willingboro Caldor->vacant
Route 40 Woodbury Heights

NEW MEXICO
Wyoming Mall Albuquerque later Service Merch. and Furr's Supermarket; Furr's later John Brooks. Both stores and mall torn down mid-2000s for Walmart

NEW YORK
Bridgehampton Grant City->Woolco->TJ Maxx
Clearmeadow Mall East Meadow Great Eastern Mills->Woolco->Clearmeadow Mall->Wal-Mart
Jericho - former Great Eastern Mills
Riverhead Grant City->Woolco->Wal-Mart
Watertown

NORTH CAROLINA
Randolph Mall Asheboro Rose's->Dillard's
Tryon Mall Charlotte Winn Dixie 1987->Family Dollar, etc.
Tyvola Mall Charlotte torn down
Gastonia Mall Gastonia Brendle's->Media Play 1994->vacant
Greenbriar Mall Greensboro canceled store
Long Leaf Mall Wilmington Hills->Ames->Buy-Rite Furniture

OHIO
Columbus first location in chain, opened 1962, later Burlington, now vacant
Niles Hills->Ames->Best Buy and El Cheapo Furniture
Northwood
5821 W. Central Toledo Hills->Ames->Wal-Mart

NORTH DAKOTA
Kirkwood Mall Bismarck demo'd for Dayton's->Field's, itself demo'd for relocated Target

OKLAHOMA
Admiral Pl. Tulsa
Southroads Mall Tulsa Venture->Reasor's

PENNSYLVANIA
Woodhaven Mall Bensalem Jamesway->Home Depot
MJ Mall Carlisle Hills->Ames->TJ Maxx/Sears Surplus
Colonial Park MallHarrisburg Boscov's
MacDade Mall Holmes Kmart
Village Mall Horsham Bradlees->Wal-Mart->empty
Lincoln Hwy. Langhorne Builders Square->Burlington Coat Factory
553 S. Broad Lansdale Drug Emporium and other stores
Montgomery CommonsN. Wales Dollar Tree/US Toy/etc.
Rising Sun Plaza Philadelphia Clover->NWL
Fairlane Vlg. MallPottsville Gee Bee->Value City
Souderton Grant City->Ames->vacant

RHODE ISLAND
Wampanoag Mall East Providence Channel Home Center->Marshalls
Lincoln Mall Lincoln Caldor->torn down for Marshalls/Stop & Shop

SOUTH CAROLINA
Ashley Plaza Mall Charleston JM Fields->Woolco->divided between Brendle's/United Clothing. Brendle's and United Clothing spaces combined to become Carolina Pottery; building since re-divided for Pivotal Fitness, Dollar Tree, etc.
Dutch Square Columbia Burlington Coat Factory/Office Depot
Landmark Square Columbia Home Quarters->Save-a-Lot/Goodwill/furniture store et al.
Bell Tower Mall Greenville offices

TENNESSEE
3rd @ Florida Memphis (two more locations)
100 Oaks Mall Nashville Burlington Coat, vacant Ross Dress for Less

TEXAS
1818 Pioneer Pkwy.Arlington
Western Plaza Amarillo Wilson's->Service Merch->nightclub->torn down
Westgate Mall Austin Wilson's->Service Merch->Central Market
Beaumont BEST Products->Kmart->Best Buy
near Red Bird Dallas
Northtown Mall Dallas Burlington; rest of mall torn down
Galvez Mall Galveston Eiband's, closed 1996
Sun Valley Mall Harlingen Bealls Clearance->Joy Dollar
Pasadena
El Centro Mall Pharr Sam's Club 1987->Joy Dollar
South Park Mall San Antonio vacant Mervyns

VIRGINIA
6700 Richmond Hwy.Alexandria Levitz->Marshalls/Office Depot
University Mall Blacksburg Rose's->VA Tech Math Emporium
Rolling Vly. Mall Burke Ross Dress for Les, etc.
Greenbriar S. C. Fredericksburg
Manaport S. C. Manassas
Azalea Mall Richmond Ames->closed 1993, demo'd 1998
Midlothian Tpk. Richmond Food Carnival->warehouse
Crossroads Mall Roanoke 1966, Kmart
Tanglewood Mall Roanoke Brendle's->Staples/TJ Maxx/Stein Mart
Sugarland Plaza Sterling
8353 Leesburg Pike Vienna
Bridgewood S. C. Woodbridge

WISCONSIN
Beaver Dam Mall Beaver Dam Copps->Wal-Mart->vacant; would have become Big Lots 2007
Rapids Mall Wisconsin Rapids Wal-Mart->Centralia senior citizens center

Re: Woolco

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 13:12
by MikeRa
The Village Mall Willingboro, NJ Woolco/Caldor, as well as the Acme and the mall itself, is now the 2nd version of the Pennsauken Mart.
TenPoundHammer wrote:Here's my list of all the stores I know so far.

ALABAMA
*Bessemer
*Dothan (Northside Mall) - later Walmart, now Home Depot
*Fairfield - later Walmart
*Huntsville (Woolco Shopping Center)
*Muscle Shoals (Southgate Mall) - later Walmart, now Tractor Supply Co. and Walgreens offices
*Theodore (Woolco South Plaza)
*Tuscaloosa (McFarland Mall) - later Zayre, then Drug Mart and Sticks & Stuff; Drug Mart now TJ Maxx, Sticks & Stuff now another furniture store

ARIZONA
*Phoenix (3130 E. Thomas) - now Home Depot
*Tempe (1300 N.Scottsdale) - this address doesn't register as valid on Google Maps
*Tuscon - See pic here: http://www.acmeron.com/Tucson/woolco%20tucson.jpg

ARKANSAS
*El Dorado (Mellor Park Mall) - later Walmart, divided among Big Lots (now closed), Citi Trends and Dollar Tree
*Fort Smith (Phoenix Village Mall) - later Venture, then Atwood's, now vacant
*Little Rock (Southwest Mall) - later Target, now vacant

COLORADO
*Lakewood (7777 W. Jewell Av.) - now Big Lots et al.
*Wheatridge (3600 Youngfield) - now Walmart

CONNECTICUT
*Bristol (Farmington Ave.)
*Brookfield - now TJ Maxx
*Danbury (Woolco Shopping Center)
*Enfield (Enfield Mall) - later Channel Home Center, then Bradlees, now Marshalls and Barnes & Noble

DELAWARE
*Claymont (601 Naamans Rd.) - later Jamesway and Woolworth Outlet, now Home Depot
*Dover (Blue Hen Mall) - later Rose's, now an office complex
*Newark (59 University Plz.) - later Jamesway, now Burlington Coat Factory

FLORIDA
*Delray Beach (Delray Beach Mall) - former Jefferson Ward, later Byron's?, mall demolished
*Jacksonville (Normandy Mall) - former Jefferson Ward, later Sam's Club, now a church
*Lakeland (Lakeland Mall) - later Sam's Club, also now a church
*Lauderhill (Lauderhill Mall) - later Costco, now Citi Trends
*Orlando (Woolco Way)
*St. Petersburg (Gateway Mall) - later Zayre, then Ames, torn down
*Seminole (Seminole Mall) - now Kmart
*South Daytona (South Daytona Mall) - now Publix
*Stuart (Martin Square Mall) - later JCPenney, then Kmart, now Sears Essentials
*Tallahassee (Tallahassee Mall) - later Zayre, then Ames, closed 1990. Divided between Service Merch. and Goody's; SM became Ross Dress for Less and Shoe Carnival, Goody's now vacant. There was a Kmart planned here in 1991.
*Tampa (Dale Mabry Hwy.) - later Phar-Mor

GEORGIA
*Atlanta (Stewart Lakewood Mall) - now a gym
*Atlanta (Buford Clairmont Mall) - now Burlington Coat Factory
*Marietta (155 Woolco Dr. ) - now Layton Graphics, Inc.

ILLINOIS
*Homewood (Halsted Ave. ) - later Venture, now Jo-Ann Etc./Bed Bath & Beyond/TJMaxx

INDIANA
*Indianapolis (Shadeland Ave.)
*Indianapolis (Woolco Ln.)
*Lafayette - later Hills, then Ames, no idea what it became
*Terre Haute (Plaza North)
*Terre Haute (Riverside Plaza)

IOWA
*Cedar Falls (College Square Mall) later Walmart, now Hy-Vee
*Des Moines
*Marshalltown (Marshalltown Mall) - later Walmart, now Menards
*Muscatine (Muscatine Mall) - later Walmart, then Menards, now vaccant

KANSAS
*Emporia (Flinthills Mall) - later Walmart, now Sutherland Lumber
*Overland Park
*Salina (Mid State Mall) - later Walmart, now Sutherland Lumber
*Topeka (Fairlawn Plaza) - later Venture, now Food 4 Less and Hastings
*Wichita (Pawnee Plaza Mall) - became Wal-Mart August 1987; torn down early 2000s for new Walmart

KENTUCKY
*Bowling Green (Bowling Green Mall) - now Big Lots and offices
*Owensboro (Lincoln Mall) - now a church

LOUISIANA
Macarthur Dr. Alexandria Wal-Mart->Office Depot etc.
Plank Rd.@Airline Baton Rouge Vacant
Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge Wal-Mart->empty
Florida Blvd. Baton Rouge smaller stores
US-90 Bayou Vista Wal-Mart->smaller stores
LA Route 1 Cut Off Kmart->smaller stores
US-61 Gonzales Wal-Mart->manufacturing facility
US-190 Hammond Kmart->empty
Woolco Plaza Houma Wal-Mart->Bud's->Storage facility
US-61 La Place
NW Evangeline Thruway Lafayette Wal-Mart->Bud's->smaller stores
Johnston St. Lafayette Wal-Mart->Academy Sports->gone?
Lapalco @ Belle Promenade Marrero Delchamp's->Albertson's->vacant
Veterans Memorial Metairie Oshman's->vacant
Lewis St. New Iberia Wal-Mart->Super 1 Foods
Chef Menteur New Orleans Sears->Woolco->self storage
Heather Lane Opelousas Wal-Mart->torn down
W. 70th St. Shreveport Home Depot->Sutherland's Home Imp.
Shreve City Shreveport Sam's Club->BCF->torn down for WalMart SC
W. Gause Slidell Wal-Mart->smaller stores
St. Mary St. Thibodaux Kmart->empty

MAINE
Airport Mall Bangor Rich's->Ames->Dollar Tree/Marshalls

MARYLAND
15600 Annapolis Road Bowie Zayre->Ames->vacant
Clinton
Carroltown Center Eldersburg Kmart
Forestville
Frederick S. C. Frederick Ames->vacant
Hampstead
New Crltn Mall New Carrollton Channel->Shopper's Food Warehouses
Rockville
Salisbury Toys "R" Us
Severna Park Mall Severna Park Grant City->Woolco->Caldor->Kohl's

MICHIGAN
Courtland Center Burton Crowley's->Old Navy->Jo-Ann Etc./Staples/Dunham's
Mayfair Plaza Flint vacant offices
5101 S. Fenton Flint vacant Value City
Centerpointe Mall Grand Rapids later Burlington Coat, F&M Drugstore and ShowBiz Pizza. Burlington became Linens & Things, now Jo-Ann Etc; F&M Drugstore became MC Sports, now Golf Galaxy; ShowBiz now Chuck E. Cheese's
810 S. Waverly Lansing vacant Value City
Meridian Mall Okemos became Service Merchandise, Bag & Baggage, Deb Shop and food court. Service Merch torn down 2000 for Jacobson's, which converted to Younkers in 2003; Bag & Baggage now mall space, Deb Shop/Food court gutted 2002 for Schuler Books.

MISSISSIPPI
Jackson Mall Jackson medical offices
US-90 Ocean Springs (Sea Shores Plaza)
Downtown Mall Tupelo offices

MISSOURI
Biscayne Mall Columbia Wal-Mart->torn down
64th @ Prospect Gladstone Wal-Mart->Michaels et al.
12420 S. Hwy 71 Grandview Sam's Club
MO-291@23rd Independence Wal-Mart->Price Chopper
63rd @ State Kansas City Wal-Mart
63rd@Blue Ridge Raytown

NEBRASKA
Grand Island Mall Grand Island Shopko
2600 S. 48th Lincoln Hobby Lobby
Omaha

NEW HAMPSHIRE
S. Willow St. Manchester
Nashua Mall Nashua Bradlees->Kohl's

NEW JERSEY
Cinnaminson Mall Cinnaminson Caldor->torn down
260 White Horse Pike Clementon Grant City->Woolco->Route 30 Market->empty
Mid State Mall East Brunswick
Ocean
Black Horse Pike Turnerville
Village Mall Willingboro Caldor->vacant
Route 40 Woodbury Heights

NEW MEXICO
Wyoming Mall Albuquerque later Service Merch. and Furr's Supermarket; Furr's later John Brooks. Both stores and mall torn down mid-2000s for Walmart

NEW YORK
Bridgehampton Grant City->Woolco->TJ Maxx
Clearmeadow Mall East Meadow Great Eastern Mills->Woolco->Clearmeadow Mall->Wal-Mart
Jericho - former Great Eastern Mills
Riverhead Grant City->Woolco->Wal-Mart
Watertown

NORTH CAROLINA
Randolph Mall Asheboro Rose's->Dillard's
Tryon Mall Charlotte Winn Dixie 1987->Family Dollar, etc.
Tyvola Mall Charlotte torn down
Gastonia Mall Gastonia Brendle's->Media Play 1994->vacant
Greenbriar Mall Greensboro canceled store
Long Leaf Mall Wilmington Hills->Ames->Buy-Rite Furniture

OHIO
Columbus first location in chain, opened 1962, later Burlington, now vacant
Niles Hills->Ames->Best Buy and El Cheapo Furniture
Northwood
5821 W. Central Toledo Hills->Ames->Wal-Mart

NORTH DAKOTA
Kirkwood Mall Bismarck demo'd for Dayton's->Field's, itself demo'd for relocated Target

OKLAHOMA
Admiral Pl. Tulsa
Southroads Mall Tulsa Venture->Reasor's

PENNSYLVANIA
Woodhaven Mall Bensalem Jamesway->Home Depot
MJ Mall Carlisle Hills->Ames->TJ Maxx/Sears Surplus
Colonial Park MallHarrisburg Boscov's
MacDade Mall Holmes Kmart
Village Mall Horsham Bradlees->Wal-Mart->empty
Lincoln Hwy. Langhorne Builders Square->Burlington Coat Factory
553 S. Broad Lansdale Drug Emporium and other stores
Montgomery CommonsN. Wales Dollar Tree/US Toy/etc.
Rising Sun Plaza Philadelphia Clover->NWL
Fairlane Vlg. MallPottsville Gee Bee->Value City
Souderton Grant City->Ames->vacant

RHODE ISLAND
Wampanoag Mall East Providence Channel Home Center->Marshalls
Lincoln Mall Lincoln Caldor->torn down for Marshalls/Stop & Shop

SOUTH CAROLINA
Ashley Plaza Mall Charleston JM Fields->Woolco->divided between Brendle's/United Clothing. Brendle's and United Clothing spaces combined to become Carolina Pottery; building since re-divided for Pivotal Fitness, Dollar Tree, etc.
Dutch Square Columbia Burlington Coat Factory/Office Depot
Landmark Square Columbia Home Quarters->Save-a-Lot/Goodwill/furniture store et al.
Bell Tower Mall Greenville offices

TENNESSEE
3rd @ Florida Memphis (two more locations)
100 Oaks Mall Nashville Burlington Coat, vacant Ross Dress for Less

TEXAS
1818 Pioneer Pkwy.Arlington
Western Plaza Amarillo Wilson's->Service Merch->nightclub->torn down
Westgate Mall Austin Wilson's->Service Merch->Central Market
Beaumont BEST Products->Kmart->Best Buy
near Red Bird Dallas
Northtown Mall Dallas Burlington; rest of mall torn down
Galvez Mall Galveston Eiband's, closed 1996
Sun Valley Mall Harlingen Bealls Clearance->Joy Dollar
Pasadena
El Centro Mall Pharr Sam's Club 1987->Joy Dollar
South Park Mall San Antonio vacant Mervyns

VIRGINIA
6700 Richmond Hwy.Alexandria Levitz->Marshalls/Office Depot
University Mall Blacksburg Rose's->VA Tech Math Emporium
Rolling Vly. Mall Burke Ross Dress for Les, etc.
Greenbriar S. C. Fredericksburg
Manaport S. C. Manassas
Azalea Mall Richmond Ames->closed 1993, demo'd 1998
Midlothian Tpk. Richmond Food Carnival->warehouse
Crossroads Mall Roanoke 1966, Kmart
Tanglewood Mall Roanoke Brendle's->Staples/TJ Maxx/Stein Mart
Sugarland Plaza Sterling
8353 Leesburg Pike Vienna
Bridgewood S. C. Woodbridge

WISCONSIN
Beaver Dam Mall Beaver Dam Copps->Wal-Mart->vacant; would have become Big Lots 2007
Rapids Mall Wisconsin Rapids Wal-Mart->Centralia senior citizens center

Re: Woolco

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 16:34
by catnapped
Been doing some research through the Nassau County (NY) tax records and found out some things, notably (for this thread) that the Jericho store was also a Grant's at some point. I'm assuming it was before Great Eastern. Still no luck finding any more Woolco stores aside from what I already know of though.

Re: Woolco

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 02:38
by mrcedesboi
Some of the other Suffolk County, NY Woolco Locations were at East Patchogue (leveled, now a Lowe's), Lake Ronkonkoma (now a kohl's) and Rocky Point (now a kohl's). From what I have been told these were all Grants stores that turned into Woolco, then Caldor! Hope this helps!

Re: Woolco

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 20:17
by Groceteria
Some additions:

NC - Charlotte: Wilkinson Blvd. Torn down, now site of Wal-Mart Supercenter.

FL - Tampa: Busch Plaza. Mostly vacant. Big Lots in what I assume is part of the Woolco building. (Photo 1) (Photo 2)

Re:

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 21:04
by Ephrata1966
Groceteria wrote:Woolco was common all over the country, and often was connected with the construction of small, second-tier enclosed malls. Two such mallls were constructed in Charlotte NC and another location opened in an existing center, as has already been documented on this site. Woolwoth gave up on the Woolco concept about 1982.
So those malls weren't just a Philadelphia phenomenon? Interesting. Are there any in mind? I recommend any of these: MacDade Mall (Holmes, PA), Village Mall (Willingboro, NJ), Village Mall (Horsham, PA), Woodhaven Mall (Bensalem, PA), or Rising Sun Plaza (Cheltenham, PA). Bucks County Mall (Feasterville, PA), Tri-State Mall (Claymont, DE), and Tri-Towne Plaza (Marlton, NJ) are similar malls but had Clover, Grant City, and Kmart rather than Woolco.

Re: Woolco

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 21:39
by dooneyt63
Jackson Mall in Jackson, MS, had a Woolco as third anchor. It was there from the time the mall opened until the chain folded in 1982.

Re: Woolco

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 22:28
by TenPoundHammer
I'm surprised that there apparently weren't any Woolcos in the Detroit area as far as I can tell. Were they that afraid to go fight Kmart in its home base? Or have I just overlooked some?

Re: Woolco

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 16:11
by rich
They may have had them in Windsor. ON. Ads from Detroit radio stations would speak of things being available at Woolco. I doubt that they meant the ones in Toledo.

Re: Woolco

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 16:13
by rich
In columbus, Ohio, they were at Great Southern and Great Western for sure. I think they also were at Graceland and Great Eastern.